Fortive

Director, Commercial Operations & Enterprise Accounts

Fortive$204K — $380K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years experience in enterprise sales, business development, channel management, and sales/revenue operations
  • Proven success in driving revenue growth and scaling commercial systems
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams within a matrixed environment
  • Strong analytical skills with a data-driven decision-making approach
  • Preferred: Experience integrating sales, marketing, and customer success into a unified revenue model
  • Preferred: Familiarity with CRM platforms and analytics tools, especially AI applications
  • Preferred: MBA or equivalent advanced business experience

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute growth strategies for enterprise accounts
  • Lead and scale business development teams to drive pipeline creation
  • Identify new markets and partnerships to support long-term growth
  • Own and design the channel strategy to maximize revenue and customer coverage
  • Build and manage a unified revenue operations capability
  • Lead initiatives to apply continuous improvement principles within commercial teams
  • Partner with various leaders to align on strategy and execution across functions

Benefits

  • Eligibility for performance-based bonuses
  • Opportunity to develop and lead high-performing teams
  • Access to advanced business tools and analytics systems
  • Involvement in shaping a unified revenue model
  • Professional growth in a leadership role within a prominent organization
Full Job Description
The Director, Commercial Operations & Enterprise Accounts is a senior commercial leader responsible for designing and executing the company's enterprise go-to-market engine. This role integrates enterprise business development, channel strategy, and revenue operations into a unified, data-driven system that drives predictable, scalable revenue growth.

Reporting to the Vice President Commercial, this leader will operate as a strategic partner to commercial leadership, translating growth strategy into execution across sales, marketing, and customer success.

This role carries enterprise-wide influence, leads cross-functional initiatives, and is accountable for delivering measurable commercial outcomes aligned to near and long-term objectives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Enterprise Growth Strategy & Execution
  • Define and execute enterprise account growth strategies, including new logo acquisition and strategic expansion within key accounts
  • Lead and scale enterprise business development teams, driving pipeline creation in priority verticals
  • Identify new markets, partnerships, and routes-to-market to accelerate long-term growth
  • Align enterprise strategy with corporate policy deployment and growth objectives


2. Channel Strategy & Performance
  • Own enterprise channel strategy (distributors, partners, national accounts)
  • Design scalable channel frameworks to drive revenue growth, coverage, and customer penetration
  • Establish governance, performance metrics, and incentives to optimize channel contribution
  • Partner cross-functionally to align channel strategy with product, pricing, and customer needs


3. Revenue Operations Leadership
  • Build and lead a unified revenue operations capability spanning:
    • Pipeline management
    • Forecasting & analytics
    • Territory planning & account segmentation
    • Sales process and productivity
  • Deliver accurate forecasting, performance insights, and operational rigor to improve decision-making
  • Design and implement scalable systems, tools, and processes that improve sales effectiveness, being a visible champion and change agent for AI solutions


4. Fortive Business System (FBS) Leadership
  • Apply FBS principles to drive continuous improvement, standard work, and operating discipline across the commercial teams
  • Lead kaizen initiatives to improve commercial processes, data accuracy, and execution speed
  • Establish operating rhythms (daily/weekly/monthly) tied to performance metrics and accountability
  • Act as a change agent, embedding data-driven decision-making and operational excellence across the organization


5. Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Partner with Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Product, and Finance leaders to align strategy and execution
  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on growth strategy, performance, and investment prioritization
  • Influence decisions across a matrixed organization with high executive visibility


6. Team Leadership & Talent Development
  • Build, lead, and develop high-performing teams across:
    • Enterprise business development
    • Channel management
    • Sales / revenue operations
  • Establish clear goals, accountability, and performance management frameworks
  • Develop next-generation commercial leaders aligned to Fortive leadership expectations
  • Drive a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and results


Qualifications

Required:
  • 10+ years of experience across enterprise sales, business development, channel management, and sales/revenue operations
  • Proven track record driving revenue growth and scaling commercial systems
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment
  • Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capability


Preferred:
  • Experience integrating sales, marketing, and customer success into a unified revenue model
  • Familiarity with CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce), analytics tools, and AI applications in commercial workflows
  • Experience in industrial, B2B, or technology-enabled solutions environments
  • MBA or equivalent advanced business experience

Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

Pay Range
The salary range for this sales position (inclusive of sales incentives/commissions in local currency) is 204600 - 380600

About Fortive

Fortive is a diversified industrial growth company comprised of Professional Instrumentation and Industrial Technologies businesses that are recognized leaders in attractive markets. With 2019 revenues of $6.3 billion, Fortive's well-known brands hold leading positions in field instrumentation, transportation, sensing, product realization, automation and specialty, and franchise distribution. Fortive is headquartered in Everett, Washington and employs a team of more than 17,000 research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative employees in more than 50 countries around the world.
Learn more about Fortive
Size
18,000 employees
Market Cap
$22.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.6 billion
Founded
2016
5 Year Trend
-0.5%
Revenue
$6.5 billion
NASDAQ

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